Overview
Papers of Boston lawyer and state senator Charles Greely Loring primarily relating to the American Civil War.
Dates
- Creation: 1768-1866
Language of Materials
Collection materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on physical access to this material. Collection is open for research.
Extent
5.5 linear feet (17 boxes)Personal and family letters of Charles G. Loring and the Loring family and a large amount of papers relating to the Civil War where Loring tried to gain support for the North from his British friends.
Biographical / Historical
Loring (Harvard AB 1812, LL.D. 1850) married Anna Pierce Brace (d.1836) in 1818 and was a Harvard College fellow from 1838-1857. He was a prominent Boston lawyer and a Massachusetts State Senator in 1862.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically by author.
Physical Location
b
Immediate Source of Acquisition
46M-428. Gift of Charles Greely Loringof Concord, Mass.; received: 1938.
- Title
- Loring, Charles G. (Charles Greely), 1794-1867. Charles G. Loring papers, 1768-1866: Guide.
- Author
- Houghton Library, Harvard College Library
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- hou01452
Repository Details
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